Manufacturing Processes

  1. Processing of Polymers and Composites
    1. Polymer Processing Fundamentals
      1. Polymer Structure and Properties
        1. Molecular Weight
          1. Glass Transition Temperature
            1. Melting Temperature
              1. Viscosity Behavior
              2. Thermal Properties
                1. Heat Capacity
                  1. Thermal Conductivity
                    1. Thermal Expansion
                    2. Rheological Properties
                      1. Shear Rate Effects
                        1. Temperature Effects
                          1. Pressure Effects
                        2. Extrusion Processes
                          1. Single Screw Extrusion
                            1. Screw Design
                              1. Barrel Heating
                                1. Die Design
                                2. Twin Screw Extrusion
                                  1. Extrusion Products
                                    1. Films and Sheets
                                      1. Pipes and Tubes
                                        1. Profiles
                                          1. Wire Coating
                                          2. Blown Film Extrusion
                                            1. Sheet Extrusion
                                              1. Profile Extrusion
                                              2. Injection Molding
                                                1. Injection Molding Machine
                                                  1. Injection Unit
                                                    1. Clamping Unit
                                                      1. Control System
                                                      2. Molding Cycle
                                                        1. Filling Phase
                                                          1. Packing Phase
                                                            1. Cooling Phase
                                                              1. Ejection Phase
                                                              2. Mold Design
                                                                1. Runner System
                                                                  1. Gate Design
                                                                    1. Cooling System
                                                                      1. Ejection System
                                                                      2. Process Parameters
                                                                        1. Injection Pressure
                                                                          1. Injection Speed
                                                                            1. Mold Temperature
                                                                              1. Cooling Time
                                                                              2. Injection Molding Defects
                                                                                1. Short Shots
                                                                                  1. Flash
                                                                                    1. Sink Marks
                                                                                      1. Warpage
                                                                                        1. Weld Lines
                                                                                      2. Blow Molding
                                                                                        1. Extrusion Blow Molding
                                                                                          1. Parison Formation
                                                                                            1. Mold Closing
                                                                                              1. Blowing
                                                                                                1. Cooling and Ejection
                                                                                                2. Injection Blow Molding
                                                                                                  1. Stretch Blow Molding
                                                                                                    1. Preform Production
                                                                                                      1. Reheating
                                                                                                        1. Stretching and Blowing
                                                                                                      2. Thermoforming
                                                                                                        1. Vacuum Forming
                                                                                                          1. Pressure Forming
                                                                                                            1. Mechanical Forming
                                                                                                              1. Plug Assist Forming
                                                                                                                1. Twin Sheet Forming
                                                                                                                  1. Process Parameters
                                                                                                                    1. Heating Temperature
                                                                                                                      1. Forming Pressure
                                                                                                                        1. Cooling Rate
                                                                                                                      2. Compression and Transfer Molding
                                                                                                                        1. Compression Molding
                                                                                                                          1. Mold Design
                                                                                                                            1. Process Steps
                                                                                                                            2. Transfer Molding
                                                                                                                              1. Process Advantages
                                                                                                                                1. Pot and Runner Design
                                                                                                                              2. Rotational Molding
                                                                                                                                1. Process Steps
                                                                                                                                  1. Mold Design
                                                                                                                                    1. Material Requirements
                                                                                                                                    2. Composite Processing
                                                                                                                                      1. Hand Lay-up
                                                                                                                                        1. Process Steps
                                                                                                                                          1. Tooling Requirements
                                                                                                                                            1. Quality Control
                                                                                                                                            2. Spray-up Process
                                                                                                                                              1. Resin Transfer Molding
                                                                                                                                                1. Mold Design
                                                                                                                                                  1. Resin Injection
                                                                                                                                                    1. Curing Process
                                                                                                                                                    2. Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding
                                                                                                                                                      1. Compression Molding of Composites
                                                                                                                                                        1. Filament Winding
                                                                                                                                                          1. Winding Patterns
                                                                                                                                                            1. Mandrel Design
                                                                                                                                                              1. Process Control
                                                                                                                                                              2. Pultrusion
                                                                                                                                                                1. Process Steps
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Die Design
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Pulling Mechanism
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Autoclave Processing
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Prepreg Processing
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Curing and Post-Processing
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Curing Cycles
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Post-Curing
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Machining of Composites

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